Weather Records on 29 January 1974

1,195 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1974. Highest significance: Kalkfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 January 1974

On 29 January 1974, 1,195 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
448 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,155 daily.
Kalkfontein set an all-time record daily precipitation of 177.0 mm (7.0 in) on 29 January 1974.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,195 stations

1,195 station records on 29 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Glenelg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Smoky Bay (Puntabie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Darke Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Carway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.6 mm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob (Gilles Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Empress	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dom Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edwards Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Maltee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ceylon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Yankaninna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Reach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parrakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rudall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oodla Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,195 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 334, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 640, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	334
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	640
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 33, daily 1,155.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,025 broken records

Margins by which the 1,025 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 303.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1974

Top 20 records on 29 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1974	Kalkfontein, ZA	all-time rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 January 1974	Morgan Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1974	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1974	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1974	Tintinara, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1974	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1974	Glenelg Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1974	Smoky Bay (Puntabie), AU	monthly rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1974	Coondambo, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	83 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1974	Darke Peak, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1974	Stockwell, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1974	Carway, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1974	Carway, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1974	Westbrook, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1974	Bond Springs Homestead, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1974	Nive Downs, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1974	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	280.6 mm (11.0 in)	184.1 mm (7.2 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1974	Hawker (Wilson), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1974	Ardrossan, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1974	Blanchetown, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1796 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 1,195 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-29 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1801	1
1804	1
1830	2
1831	1
1834	1
1839	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	2
1872	2
1873	3
1875	1
1877	2
1883	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	7
1896	3
1897	3
1898	10
1899	4
1900	9
1901	5
1902	7
1903	20
1904	6
1905	15
1906	17
1907	9
1908	16
1909	14
1910	57
1911	22
1912	28
1913	40
1914	57
1915	41
1916	286
1917	45
1918	134
1919	30
1920	57
1921	48
1922	47
1923	66
1924	155
1925	237
1926	170
1927	203
1928	116
1929	222
1930	116
1931	397
1932	338
1933	126
1934	536
1935	455
1936	536
1937	196
1938	224
1939	223
1940	386
1941	357
1942	451
1943	330
1944	423
1945	286
1946	181
1947	1,154
1948	697
1949	1,097
1950	768
1951	1,125
1952	239
1953	554
1954	755
1955	476
1956	642
1957	820
1958	834
1959	464
1960	441
1961	599
1962	635
1963	1,131
1964	143
1965	696
1966	2,021
1967	731
1968	806
1969	1,201
1970	611
1971	1,200
1972	296
1973	676
1974	1,195
1975	1,300
1976	570
1977	1,047
1978	738
1979	1,587
1980	791
1981	515
1982	667
1983	1,200
1984	689
1985	551
1986	831
1987	1,142
1988	829
1989	1,420
1990	1,218
1991	636
1992	1,293
1993	748
1994	1,010
1995	1,170
1996	808
1997	803
1998	675
1999	1,553
2000	1,365
2001	1,198
2002	2,267
2003	657
2004	1,074
2005	1,042
2006	1,600
2007	739
2008	1,026
2009	980
2010	1,014
2011	519
2012	604
2013	1,904
2014	1,816
2015	700
2016	864
2017	390
2018	883
2019	395
2020	425
2021	849
2022	612
2023	1,183
2024	1,886
2025	741
2026	402

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	970
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1